Francesco Baino is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He received his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (summa cum laude) in 2006 and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology in 2010, both from Politecnico di Torino. His current research interests include biomaterials and tissue engineering with special focus on bioceramics and bioactive glasses, as well as processing and testing of advanced ceramics. He is member of the American Ceramic Society. Dr. Baino is Section Editor-in-Chief of Materials (MDPI), as well as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (Wiley) and Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Dr. Baino has published more than 230 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters with an H-index of 46, and is author of 3 patents. According to a scientometric study published in PLOS Biology in 2021, Dr. Baino is among the 2% top-cited scientists in the world.

Silvia Farè obtained her Master of Science degree in Management and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, in July 1994. In May 1998, she obtained her PhD degree in Biomaterials (X^ cycle), Politecnico di Milano, with a thesis on the investigation of the mechanisms related to the in vitro oxidative degradation of medical-grade polyurethanes. Silvia Farè obtained a Post-doc research Fellowship (1998 –1999) within the project “Third generation artificial heart” and she was Research Assistant from 1999 to 2003, at the Bioengineering Department, Politecnico di Milano. From 2005 to 2014, she was Assistant Professor at the Bioengineering Department (2005-2012), and at the Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” (2013-2014), Politecnico di Milano. From December 2014 to March 2021, she was Associate Professor in Industrial Bioengineering at the Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano. Starting from April 2021 she is Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano.

From February 1993 to February 1996, she was visiting Master and PhD student at the Joint Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Materials, Ispra (VA), Italy. From March 1996 to September 1996 and from January 1997 to March 1997, she was visiting PhD student at the University of Laval and Quebec Biomaterials Institute, Quebec, Canada under the supervision of Gaetan Laroche and Diego Mantovani.

She was Member of National and International Congress Committee. From 2012 she is Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials (JAB-FM) Sage Ed.

In 2005 she was elected as member of the Council of the Italian Society for Biomaterials (SIB), in charge as treasurer, and now she is in charge as President. From 2017 she is one of the members of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials.

From 2001 and up to the current academic year Silvia Farè has been in charge of different courses in biomaterials and regenerative medicine fields at Master and Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Silvia Farè is author and co-authors of one hundred international and national scientific publications related to materials science, in particular to biomaterial and regenerative medicine fields.

Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 117; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 – 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health.  He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Hebei University of Technology, Saveetha University, Vellore Institute of Technology, UFPI, and others.  Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies.  Prof. Webster is a former President of the U.S. Society For Biomaterials and has over 1,350 publications to his credit with over 53,000 citations. He was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2023).

Mario D. Monzón is a doctor in industrial Engineer and University full professor in the Mechanical engineering department of University of Las Palmas G.C.. 3 six years research periods and 1 six years research transfer period certified by the Spanish CENAI. Coordinator of the research group of Integrated and Advanced Manufacturing which main fields are: Polymer processing, additive manufacturing, composite materials with natural fibres and biopolymers applied to tissue engineering. Member of ISO TC261 and CEN TC438 for standardization of Additive Manufacturing, where He is the convenor of the ISO TC261 JWG 11 “Additive Manufacturing for Plastics”. Participation in 41 national and European projects (30 as main researcher). 18 research and transfer contracts with companies. 79 scientific publications (46 JCR, 6 SJR, 21 in indexed journals and 6 book chapters).72 proceedings in conferences (2 as plenary conference speaker and 3 conferences as member of the organizer committee), supervisor of 8 doctoral thesis, 7 national patents and 1 international. Co-Editor of the book Additive Manufacturing – Developments in Training and Education (Springer). Member of the editorial board of the journal Bio-design and Manufacturing (Springer) and Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing. Coordinator of the PhD program of Chemical, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in ULPGC. Coordinator of the master degree of Advanced Industrial Technologies in ULPGC. He was a founder, together other members, of the Spanish Association of Rapid Manufacturing in 2005 (formed by technological centres, companies and universities). President of the International Conference Materials & Nanomaterials (Paris, July 2019). Different research stays in: Polymer Processing Research Centre (Queen’s University of Belfast, UK), University Collegue London (UK), Xi’an university (China), having several papers in collaboration with such research centres in the field of polymer Processing and Tissue Engineering/biofabrication.

Dr. Vicentiu Saceleanu was born in 1968 in Sibiu – Romania, graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy  „Iuliu Hațieganu„ Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 1994, received  his Ph.D. from Lucian Blaga University (Sibiu-2011) and since 2011 he is the head of the Neurosurgical Department (County Hospital – Sibiu). Since 2000 he is a member of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery, AOS International,  Medical College of Sibiu and since 2016 he became a member of the Romanian Society of Biomaterials.  He was a Associate Professor at Lucian Blaga University and since 2017 he joined the University of Sibiu as a full Professor, directing the Neurosurgical Department. In 2011 dr. Saceleanu founded the Neurosurgical Circle from Sibiu with 50 active students, participating in over 15 international and national congresses and coordinated over 20 presentations. Dr. Saceleanu is the author of 3 neurosurgical  books, coauthor in 2 books and he published 194 articles in national and international journals.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

• Participation in numerous congresses and courses of Continuing Medical Education in Neurosurgery starting from 1995; participation in the national and international conferences as chairman and speaker: Romanian-German Courses of Neuro-traumatology; Sibiu Medical Days Conference, Chairman at Sibiu Medical Days 2011, 2013; International Seminar Paulo Freire “For a pedagy of the dialogue”; Stroke Conferences with international participation and symposia of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neurophysiology Electrodiagnostic Conference, Congresses and conferences on Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity, Neurooncology Conference, Symposium “Il metodo Feuerstein”, National Symposium of corticosteroids, the Conferences of the Society of Surgery;
• Participation to specialized courses in the field of neurosurgery: Skull Base Surgery Course; Bucharest; Vertebroplasty course Bucharest;
• Participation to international course Hands on: ”Microsurgical and Endovascular Technoques”, decembrie 2018, Salzburg; 
• Local coordinator of the International Grant: Comparison of Cerebrolysin and Standard Treatment;
• Coordinator of project Brain Revealed: Innovative Technologies in Neurosurgery Study –
• 2018-1-RO01-KA203-049317, 01.09.2018 – 31.08.2021;
• Patent: cranial implant with osseointegration stryctyres and functional coatings, international exhibition of scientific research, innovation and invention, 2018.

 PUBLISHING ACTIVITY

• Editor of the book of Clinical Neurosurgery, 2014 ;
• 3 specialty book in Romanian language, 2014, 1 specialty book in English language, 2014,
• 194 articles.

 RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

• Professional training of residents (Neurology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Forensic Medicine), since 2011 till present;
• Founder and coordinator of the Neurosurgery Circle, LBUS, 2013, 
• Development of Syllabus and course description of Neurosurgery discipline within the II Department of V. Papilian Faculty of Medicine Sibiu;
• Local organizer of 2 Neurosurgery Conferences, 2002, 2009 and one Conference of Neuro-rehabilitation at Ocna Sibiului, 2007;
• Organiser of Sibiu Medical Days, 2014;
• MAIN organizer of the Conference: “Treatment options and methods of rehabilitation in stroke and spinal pathology “, Sibiu, 2014, December 5.
• Member of the Scientific Commission of the County Clinical Emergency Hospital Sibiu, decision of Sibiu County Council no. 111/23.01.2015.
• Local main coordinator at the International Grant: Comparison of Cerebrolysin and Standard Treatment Evaluating the Neuroprotective and Neurorehabilitation Outcome in a Randomized, Double –Blind, Controlled Trial on Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.2014, no.3455/27.02.2014
• Development of the research plan for the Neurosurgery discipline for the years 2012-2014 & 2014-2020 “V. Papilian” Faculty of Medicine Sibiu;
• Member of the Research Group of Ocular Surface, since 2014;
• Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 45th edition of the Congress of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery, Sibiu, October 2019;
• manager of the interntional project on Erasmsus Programme – Brain Revealed: Innovative Technologies in Neurosurgery Study –  Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu;

Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 117; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 – 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health.  He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Hebei University of Technology, Saveetha University, Vellore Institute of Technology, UFPI, and others.  Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies.  Prof. Webster is a former President of the U.S. Society For Biomaterials and has over 1,350 publications to his credit with over 53,000 citations. He was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2023).